Archive for October, 2009
Premiere Edition of The Download
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009Reading for the Blind & Dyslexic (RFB&D) announces the premiere of The Download, a national e-newsletter that helps keep readers up to date with the latest news and local events. According to John Kelly, CEO & President, “The Download” e-newsletter will keep readers connected to news of national importance to RFB&D. In the Spotlight section of […]
Movie Tie-Ins
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009For movie lovers, Overdrive ContentWire provided a list of “Movie Tie-Ins”. Ocean State Libraries (OSL), the RI public library consortium, subscribes to Overdrive through E-Zone. Click “Ocean State Libraries E-Zone” under the Talking Books Plus Quicklinks to find titles available through E-Zone. The following Movie Tie-Ins titles are available through Talking Books Plus. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle RC017437 The Blind Side by Michael […]
Teen Read Week
Wednesday, October 21st, 2009Teen Read Week 2009 will be celebrated Oct. 18-24 in thousands of public and school libraries, classrooms, and bookstores across the country! This year’s theme is Read Beyond Reality @ your library, which encourages teens to read something out of this world, just for the fun of it. This is a national literacy initiative of the […]
Edison and Disability Employment
Thursday, October 15th, 2009October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. The Library of Congress has a display of items from its collection regarding the contributions of persons with a wide range of disabilities. This exhibit has been displayed annually since October 2006. Did you know that Thomas A. Edison held the record for obtaining the most U.S. patents in his time? He […]
Braille Readers are Leaders Contest
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009The National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute, the National Association to Promote the Use of Braille, and the National Organization of Parents of Blind Children are pleased to announce the 27th annual Braille Readers Are Leaders contest. This contest encourages children around the country to be proud of their ability to read Braille and […]
BookArmy
Thursday, October 8th, 2009Would Talking Books Plus members who use the Internet be willing to check out a website called Book Army? Book Army is a social network site for readers that features user reviews geared toward finding the user a good book to read. There are several webpages covering books, authors, groups to talk about books, and forums to […]
Spooky Reads
Thursday, October 8th, 2009From Associated Services for the Blind & Visually Impaired (ASB) Online Bookstore’s list of Braille books and Overdrive’s ContentWire offering of digital books for October, here are some scary and spooky reads that are available as well from the Talking Books Plus library for free to members. Bradbury, Ray Something Wicked This Way Comes RC50233 Thomas […]
Banned Books Week
Friday, October 2nd, 2009“Banned Books Week (BBW) is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read and the importance of the First Amendment. Held during the last week of September, Banned Books Week highlights the benefits of free and open access to information while drawing attention to the harms of censorship by spotlighting actual or attempted bannings of […]